2013 Summary

It's the 31st December, and time for my yearly summary! This has been my first full year of comping and what an AMAZING year I have had, I never expected to win quite so much. I also have a couple of HUGE prizes that I haven't posted up yet because I'm still waiting to receive them.

2013 Total: £3246.95

Lifetime Total: £3822.22

Fingers crossed for a lucky 2014!

Ole Henriksen Facial Wipes

My second win from the Stella giveaway - a pack of Ole Henriksen Facial Wipes.

Value: £6.00
2013 Total: £3246.95

Nail Wraps

A fun win from twitter - some nail wraps from Rebel Nails Inc. They're all Christmas themed so I'll be wearing them tomorrow!

Value: £7.99 each...total £39.95! I didn't realise they were so expensive,wow!
2013 Total: £3240.95

John Frieda Travel Set

This surprise win from the advents turned up yesterday - a travel size shampoo and conditioner from John Frieda, along with some Christmassy hair grips.

Value: £2.50
2013 Total: £3201

Gossard & Pretty Polly Hamper

What a lovely win! I had to write a Christmas poem and amazingly managed to win. The hamper contains two bra and underwear sets and six pairs of tights! It all came in a lovely wicker basket.

Value: £128.50
2013 Total: £3198.50

£10 Ebay Voucher

Had an email from ebay the other day with a £10 off code because I hadn't shopped with them in a while - what a nice treat! I ended up buying two books for free with it.

Value: £9.85
2013 Total: £3070

Danielle Steel Collection

I think it was this time last year I was starting to panic about the amount of books I had to read, and it's happened again! This collection of 3 Danielle Steel books was from one of the advents, consisting of:

Winners - £9.00
Pure Joy - £9.00
Until the End of Time - £9.50

Value: £27.50
2013 Total:  £3060.15

Neal's Yard Hand Cream

The stella giveaway was back in December and this was my first of two wins from it - a Neal's Yard Hand Cream. It smells gorgeous - it's Geranium & Orange but to me it smells of turkish delight - yummy! The cream is quite thick and a little goes a long way.

Value: £10
2013 Total: £3033.15

Grace Cole Decadence Set

A nice win from the Grace Cole advent calendar - a decadence gift set containing body wash, body cream and a body ball inside a toiletry bag.

Value: £10
2013 Total: £3023.15

Batteries

A handy freebie from o2 - a pack of batteries!

Value £1.99
2013 Total: £3013.15

£20 Amazon Voucher

A £20 Amazon Voucher from Novelicious - this win is extra special because it came from winning a judged writing competition :)

Value: £20
2013 Total: £3011.16

£5 Body Shop Voucher

A nice o2 offer - £5 off bodyshop with no minimum spend, so I ended up paying £1 for this nice little stocking filler!

I also picked up some wrapping paper from the o2 shop for free, but it was a nightmare to photograph!

Value: £5
2013 Total: £2991.16

Christmas Jumper from Miss Rebel

Really pleased with this Christmas jumper I won from Miss Rebel, it's very warm and cosy and super super christmassy! The reindeer looks so funny :)

Value: £13.99
2013 Total: £2986.16

GAS Ankle Boots

A fabulous win from spylovebuy - a pair of GAS ankle boots. They are lovely and comfortable, the fur lining is super soft and they fit perfectly.

Value: £32.95
2013 Total: £2972.17

J.D Tyler Book Collection

A collection of books by J.D.Tyler, all part of the Alpha Pack Series. I won book one - 'Primal Law' a while ago and really enjoyed it, so am pleased to get a chance to read the rest!

Primal Law: £7.99
You can read my review on my old post here

Savage Awakening: £5.75

Black Moon: £5.75

Hunter's Heart: £5.08

Value: £24.57 Total
2013 Total: £2939.22

£10 Instajunction Voucher

Money Saving Expert teamed up with Instajunction to give away lots of £10 vouchers to spend! I got these two keyrings with mine (they are priced at £9.99) so I just had to pay delivery.


I don't think I would buy them at the full price, £10 seems quite steep for just two keyrings. You can get this type of thing cheaper elsewhere.

I will comment though that the quality of them is really, really good. The pictures are printed really nicely, the colour is bright and vivid and the photos have come out well. If you're looking for a custom photo-printed item, I would recommend Instajunction because you're going to receive some that looks really good. (But you might want to wait for a discount code first!)

Value: £9.99. I had to pay £2.95 so saved £7.04
2013 Total: £2914.65

Personal Christmas Card from Sophie Kinsella

A bit of a random thing to win, but very nice nontheless - a personal Christmas card from Sophie Kinsella. She's one of my favourite authors so it's pretty cool to have a card from her!

Take a Look at me Now by Miranda Dickinson

Another win from goodreads - a copy of Take a Look at me Now by Miranda Dickinson!

Value: £6.99
2013 Total: £2907.61

Update: Blurgh. That was my reaction to this book. It's such a shame, the cover is so pretty and the blurb sounded interesting so I thought it seemed so promising. Instead, it is very very blurgh.
Everything about it SO cliched. I hated how Nell made instant friends with everyone in San Francisco because everyone there is so lovely and wonderful. It was just so unreal. Max was a completely boring love interest, there was no appeal to him at all and out of everybody his dialogue was the absolute worst for being completely unrealistic. The "twist" was incredibly predictable and Nell's reaction to it was ridiculously OTT. I found the whole thing very frustrating to read through. 

£10 Itunes Code

The Pringles Advent Calendar is back and for the second year in a row I've won a £10 itunes code - woohoo!

Value: £10
2013 Total: £2900.62

When you walked back into my life by Hilary Boyd

A surprise win that turned up the other day - a copy of When you walked back into my life by Hilary Boyd.

Value: £4.49
2013 Total: £2890.62

Update: I loved this! I've had a run of reading some truly bad books recently and this was like a breath of fresh air. A good plot with realistic, believable characters and a nice dash of romance. There were a few writing niggles here and there, plus I felt the ending was a little rushed, but overall I would completely recommend this and will certainly look out for more books by Hilary Boyd in the future.